Bob Meusel

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: July 19, 1896 in San Jose, CA us

Died: November 28, 1977 in Downey, CA

Buried: Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, CA

High School: Manual Arts HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 14, 1920 (Age 23-270d, 5,011th in major league history)
vs. PHA 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1930 (Age 34-069d)
vs. CHC 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1920 season

Full Name: Robert William Meusel

Nicknames: Long Bob, Languid or Silent Bob

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Relatives: Brother of Irish Meusel

3x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.3

5475

1693

156

.309

826

RBI

1071

143

OBP

.356

SLG

.497

OPS

.852

OPS+

118

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1929 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1929 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	NYY		BOS	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
2	2	Apr 19	NYY		PHA	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
3	3	Apr 21	NYY		PHA	L,4-7	CG	27	5.0	3	0	0	3	0
4	4	Apr 23	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 24	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	6	Apr 26	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	Apr 27	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-7	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
8	8	Apr 28	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	9	Apr 29	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-10	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	10	Apr 30	NYY		WSH	W,10-9	CG	54	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	11	May 4	NYY	@	CHW	W,11-9	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
12	12	May 5	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	13	May 6	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-6	CG	46	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	14	May 7	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	15	May 8	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	16	May 9	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
17	17	May 10	NYY	@	DET	W,10-5	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
18	18	May 11	NYY	@	DET	L,7-13	CG	43	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
19	19	May 12	NYY	@	DET	L,7-9	CG	42	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
20	20	May 13	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
21	21	May 15	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	22	May 17	NYY		BOS	L,3-5	CG	53	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
23	23	May 18 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
24	24	May 18 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
25	25	May 19	NYY		BOS	W,3-0	CG	17	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	26	May 22 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,2-10	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	27	May 22 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
28	28	May 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
29	29	May 24	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	30	May 25 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,8-10	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	31	May 25 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	32	May 26	NYY	@	BOS	W,15-4	GS	28	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
33	33	May 28	NYY	@	WSH	W,12-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	34	May 29	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
35	36 (1)	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-4	GF	6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	51 (14)	Jun 16	NYY		DET	W,11-7	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
37	53 (1)	Jun 18 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,4-7	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
38	54	Jun 19	NYY		BOS	W,13-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
39	55	Jun 21 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,1-11	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
40	56	Jun 21 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
41	57	Jun 22 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
42	58	Jun 22 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,4-3	CG	45	14.0	5	0	0	5	0
43	59	Jun 23	NYY		PHA	L,4-7	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	60	Jun 26 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	61	Jun 26 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	62	Jun 27	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
47	63	Jun 29	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
48	64	Jun 30	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	65	Jul 1	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
50	66	Jul 2	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
51	67	Jul 3	NYY		BOS	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	68	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
53	69	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,14-4	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
54	70	Jul 6	NYY	@	SLB	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
55	71	Jul 7	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
56	72	Jul 8	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	73	Jul 9	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-7	CG	45	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
58	74	Jul 10	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	75	Jul 12	NYY	@	CHW	W,12-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
60	76	Jul 13 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
61	77	Jul 13 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	57	14.0	4	0	0	4	0
62	78	Jul 14	NYY	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	79	Jul 15	NYY	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
64	80	Jul 16	NYY	@	DET	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	81	Jul 17	NYY	@	DET	L,8-9	CG	48	9.1	2	0	0	2	0
66	82	Jul 19 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
67	83	Jul 19 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-11	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
68	84	Jul 20 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-8	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
69	85	Jul 20 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
70	86	Jul 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
71	87	Jul 23	NYY		DET	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
72	88	Jul 24	NYY		DET	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
73	89	Jul 26	NYY		SLB	W,9-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
74	90	Jul 27	NYY		SLB	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
75	91	Jul 28	NYY		SLB	W,7-6	CG	49	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	92	Jul 30	NYY		CHW	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
77	93	Jul 31	NYY		CHW	W,16-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	94	Aug 1	NYY		CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
79	95	Aug 2	NYY		CLE	L,8-9	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
80	96	Aug 4 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,12-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
81	97	Aug 4 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,6-14	GF	30	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
82	98	Aug 6 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,9-13	GS	35	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
83	99	Aug 6 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	100	Aug 7 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,13-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
85	101	Aug 7 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
86	102	Aug 8	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
87	103	Aug 10	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
88	104	Aug 11	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
89	105	Aug 12	NYY	@	CLE	L,7-11	CG	42	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
90	106	Aug 13	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	33	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
91	108 (1)	Aug 15	NYY	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
92	123 (14)	Aug 31 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
93	124	Aug 31 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,13-3	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	125	Sep 1	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
95	127 (1)	Sep 2 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	39	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
96	132 (4)	Sep 10 (1)	NYY		DET	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
							96gm			196	9	7	212	2